Our Policy and Communications Officer Hilary Watson recently visited Geneva ok behalf of WEN Wales & Welsh Women to deliver our CEDAW Shadow Report to the UN… In July, I took a short flight to Geneva armed with two texts – Mary Beard’s Women and Power lectures (a bit of light reading) and WEN […]
Read MoreMae Rhwydwaith Cydraddoldeb Menywod Cymru, Chwarae Teg, Women Connect First a Chymorth i Ferched Cymru i gyd yn croesawu cychwyn yr ymgynghoriad ar ddiwygio’r Ddeddf Cydnabod Rhywedd. Rydyn ni’n cydnabod yr angen i ddiwygio’r ffordd y gall pobl draws newid eu tystysgrifau geni, i’w gwneud yn broses fwy hygyrch sy’n parchu pobl. Gallwch lawrlwytho ein […]
Read MoreOur most recent #WENMentoring session saw our mentees learning about ‘Public Publicity’ and inevitably public speaking. Lucy Williams describes her experience and how the session helped her deliver a presentation at the Senedd. This year we’ve seen and heard a lot about women, the women’s movement and women standing up and shouting out for what […]
Read MoreSkills for Life was a project run by Oxfam Cymru from March 2017 to March 2018 which helped enable women in Cardiff to gain the skills and confidence they need to progress into decent work. With a particular focus on Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women, Skills for Life saw Oxfam Cymru join forces […]
Read MoreOur mentee Luisa, shares her thoughts and learning from our latest mentoring event A few years back I saw a stage adaptation of the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister at the Wales Millennium Centre. I shouldn’t have bothered – it had dated badly, particularly with its sexual misconduct sub-plot that even pre #MeToo felt horribly misjudged. […]
Read MoreOne of our mentee’s, Harriet, talks us through her experience of our launch event a couple of weeks ago… I was so excited to begin the course, I didn’t know what to expect and was quite nervous but, wow, what a lovely group of people! The event opened by all mentees and […]
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